Voting open for West Bridgewater scarecrow contest

Residents have until Nov. 3 to cast their vote for their favorite scarecrow display by going to the West Bridgewater Lion's Club Facebook page.

Shannon Gallagher The Enterprise SGallagher_ENT

WEST BRIDGEWATER – Voting is officially open for the annual scarecrow contest.

Sixteen local businesses and families entered scarecrow displays into this year’s contest, including entries from the West Bridgewater Fire Department and town hall staff.

Each year, the Lions Club invites the general public and the town’s local businesses to showcase their artistic talents with scarecrow displays. This year’s contest was chaired by Lion’s Club member Jean Smith.

Residents can vote for the spookiest scarecrows by visiting the West Bridgewater Lion’s Club’s Facebook page and “liking” the photo of their favorite display.

Residents will have several additional days to cast their vote this year, Lion’s Club president and West Bridgewater selectman Jerry Lawrence said.

“We've extended the voting a few days due to some difficulty with loading the photos,” Lawrence told the Enterprise.

Voting will remain open until Nov. 3 and winning scarecrows will likely be announced on that day, Lawrence said.

Winners will be presented with framed scarecrow certificates from the Lion’s Club.

While there were fewer official entries in this year’s competition than in previous years, Lawrence said he’s pleased to see dozens of additional scarecrows cropping up all over town.

“We want this to be something of a coming attraction,” Lawrence said. “We want people to come to West Bridgewater just to drive around and see the scarecrows.”

There were 18 official scarecrow entries in 2015 and 22 entries in 2016, Lawrence said.

Lawrence said this year’s entries show-off lots of creativity.

“I’d really like to see it catch on a little more but I think there’s a lot of creativity in the entries this year,” Lawrence said.

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